The Complete Gardening Diploma

Garden Design and Maintenance Diploma Course

Whether you are thinking of starting a career outdoors as a gardening expert or you are already working in the industry and are thinking of starting your own garden company, then the Garden Design and Maintenance Diploma is the right choice for you.

Introduction to the Garden Design and Maintenance Diploma Course

This information-packed online course will teach you the basics you need to start your own gardening company or boost your career within the gardening industry.

You can turn your hobby into a successful business by completing the twenty-eight modules and passing the multiple-choice question test. The modules cover everything from basic gardening to pest control, landscaping and more.

The course takes approximately fifteen hours to complete and on successful completion, you will have the ability to download and print your certificate.

When applying for a position within the gardening industry, your potential employer will be able to confirm your certification online.

During your studies, you will enjoy the convenience of studying at your own pace with no set schedule and from anywhere using any device, as long as you have a connection to the internet to access the modules.

What You Will Learn

The twenty-eight modules included in this Garden Design and Maintenance Diploma are brimming with information to help you jump-start your gardening career and turn your hobby and passion into a money-making opportunity.

• Learn the basics of gardening from the various soil types to plant planning and purchasing.
• Identify an effective garden planning process from the initial consultation with the client through to site surveys, and maintenance planning, to the final and completed project.
• Know different garden design styles. Learn how to gain inspiration throughout the day, how to design a mood board and how to implement your design effectively for the best results.
• Understand site surveys, approvals and measuring techniques. Learn how to use survey maps, and photographic records and what surveys and appraisals you are going to need before you begin.
• Learn the benefits of project planning.
• Know the five forms that should be included in all your client packs.
• Learn more about drawing a plan and essential graphic skills.
• Know the various surfaces and materials, understand what hard landscaping is and how to deal with it.
• Know the secrets of great soil.
• Understand the importance of the right plan selection and care. This includes use of colours to make an impact.
• Gain valuable plant knowledge that you can use daily to make the best choices based on your design, garden location and finish.
• Learn how to identify high-maintenance areas within any garden. Know the different options when it comes to low-maintenance planning.
• Learn the importance of sustainability. Know what plants to use, about water conservation and how to recycle and reuse when working in any garden.
• Learn essential tips for reducing maintenance in difficult-to-manage and overgrown gardens.
• Know what equipment you are going to need, what equipment you will need for certain jobs and what each item is capable of.
• Get a good understanding of the most common garden pests, natural and chemical pesticides, integrated pest management and how to come up with a pest management plan that will work.
• Identify effective solutions for difficult gardens from adding container plants to adding additional irrigation and more.
• Know what to plan in a herb and vegetable garden.
• Know what you need to start your own gardening business to achieve success.
• Learn more about marketing your business, health and safety in the workplace, insurance, tax and record keeping.
• Gain valuable insight into raising flower beds, laying patios, decking, fencing, how to lay lawns and how to build a fish pond.

Benefits of the Garden Design and Maintenance Diploma

This course is designed to provide you with a wide range of benefits, including:

• An easy-to-understand syllabus that you can learn at home and in your own time.
• Improve your career prospects with a garden design and maintenance certificate.
• Learn using any device at any time.
• Enjoy ongoing support during your studies.

Urban Gardening Certificate Course

This Urban Gardening course is designed to give you all the information you need to start a garden in an urban area.

Upon completing the course, not only will you be ready to create a garden from scratch, you will know how to keep up and expand your garden year after year.

This course includes everything from choosing a location for your urban garden to collecting seeds from your garden for the following years. We have created this course to ensure that you understand what creating an urban garden entails and how to care for the garden you create.

The course is online and provides you with a convenient way to study the course material when it is most convenient for your schedule. Students who take the course still have time to continue working.

You will have access to the urban garden course material from your computer or any mobile device with internet access. We also offer access to online support 24/7.

When you complete the course, you will obtain a course certificate, which proves that you have successfully completed the Urban Gardening course. You can download the certificate from home, or we can post it to you for a fee.

What You Will Learn

We created this Urban Gardening course to offer students a full overview of how to create an urban garden. When you complete the course, you will be ready to create an urban garden of your own.

The course covers the following information:

• A history of urban gardening
• Choosing the right location for your urban garden
• Determining how much sun your garden gets
• The tools and supplies you need for your garden
• Understanding plant hardiness
• The difference between annuals and perennials
• Creating a budget for your garden
• Appropriate plants for urban gardens
• Preparing the soil for an urban garden
• Crop rotation
• Watering and fertilising
• Tackling weeds, pests and disease
• How to transplant plants
• Creating compost for your urban garden
• Preserving fruits and veg
• Drying flowers and collecting seeds

Benefits of the Urban Gardening Certificate

When you begin your study of this Urban Gardening course, you will find the following benefits:

• The ability to study wherever you wish at any time. Study from home, from a park, a restaurant or anywhere there is internet access.
• There is no time limit, so you can study at your own pace. You can finish the course in days, weeks or even months.
• Study from any internet-enabled device. This includes mobiles, tablets and computers.
• Easy to understand course that is divided into digestible modules. This makes studying an enjoyable experience.
• Access to support online, which helps you to continue to stay on track as you work through the course.
• Course training that is all-inclusive; worksheets, activities and quizzes help to keep you on track.
• Improve your odds of success when starting an urban garden.
• Earning a recognised certificate upon completion of the course.
• Affordable material.

Zen Gardening Certificate Course

We have created this Zen Gardening course to give students all the information they require to build and care for a Zen garden.

When you complete this course, you will know all you need to know about creating a Zen garden as well as how to keep it up over the years. The course contains topics ranging from understanding Zen and Buddhism to general garden maintenance and pest control.

We have worked to ensure that this course allows you to create a Zen garden that you will love, and one that you can care for year after year. The course is totally online and offers students a convenient way to work through the course material that works best for their personal schedules. Students can continue to work full time while taking the course.

By taking the Zen Gardening course, you will have access to the course materials from any internet-enabled device, including mobile phones, computers and tablets.

You can also access our online support feature day or night. When the course is completed, you will get a course certificate to show the successful completion of the course. The certificate can be downloaded and printed from home, or you can pay a small fee, and we can post it to you.

What You Will Learn

When this course is completed, you can easily create a Zen garden on your property. This course includes the following:

• A history of Zen gardening
• Understanding Zen
• What makes a garden Zen
• How Zen gardens create harmony
• Understanding the different elements of a Zen garden
• How yin and yang affect a Zen garden
• Understanding symbolism in a Zen garden
• Gravel in a Zen garden
• Creating a budget for a Zen garden
• Planning for a Zen garden
• Using Feng Shui in a Zen garden
• Laying a foundation for your Zen garden
• Putting plants in a Zen garden
• Symbolism in a Zen garden
• Water features in a Zen garden
• Tools required for a Zen garden
• Raking and maintaining a Zen garden

Benefits of the Zen Gardening Certificate

As you begin studying this Zen Gardening course, you will experience the following:

• The chance to study anywhere you wish, 24/7. You can study from anywhere that has an internet connection.
• No set time limit. This allows you to study when it is convenient for you. You can take days, weeks or months to complete the course.
• Study from any device with an internet connection, including tablets, mobiles and computers.
• An easy to understand course format that is divided into short modules. This keeps the study experience enjoyable.
• Online support that is accessible 24/7. This helps you to stay on track.
• Course training that includes activities, quizzes and worksheets.
• Your odds of success are improved when you create your own Zen garden.
• Earning a recognised certificate when finishing the course.
• Affordable course material.

The course is broken down into 0 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.

You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!

Once you have completed all 0 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 0 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.

The pass mark for the test is 70%.

If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.

Once you have completed your test you can log in to your account and download/print your certificate any time you need it. If you would prefer us to post you a certificate to a UK address, there will be an admin charge of £10 (certificates sent internationally may cost more).

You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.

You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.

We estimate that the course will take about 30 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.

Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.